Reverend George Waldner

. The Reverend George Waldner passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 7, 2010 at Hillcrest Colony. George was born on May 7, 1947 at Alexandria, SD, the son of The Reverend John and Sarah (Hofer) Waldner. He lived at Riverside Colony near Huron until moving to Hillcrest Colony in 1975. On May 3, 1970 he was united in marriage to Helen Wollman, the daughter of The Reverend Jake and Margaret Wollman of Huron Colony. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 2PM at the Hillcrest Colony near Garden City with burial following in the Hillcrest Cemetery. Public visitation will be held on Friday, beginning at 5PM at the Waldner home at Hillcrest Colony. He dedicated his life as a minister and serving the community. George was a Reverend for 37 years. Survivors include his loving wife Helen with whom he shared 40 wonderful years of marriage and his 6 children and 14 grandchildren: Helen (Herb) Wollman and their children Monica, Caleb, Sara, Jacobi, Marliss, Karris, Jenna and Elijah all of Poinsett Colony, Jacob (Jolene) Waldner and daughter Jaycee of Hillcrest Colony, George, Jr. (Doreen) Waldner and their children, Jadra, Jorgina and Karter all of Hillcrest Colony, William Waldner of Sioux Falls, SD, Geneva (Peter) Grosz and their children, Cayden and Ethan of Hillcrest Colony and Daniel Waldner of Holman, Wisconsin. He also leaves five brothers and eight sisters: Bertha (Pete) Wurtz of Clearfield Colony, John (Mary) Waldner of Hillcrest Colony, Sarah (Joe) Waldner of LaCrosse, WI, David (Justina) Waldner of Hillcrest Colony, Margaret (Sam) Waldner of Hillside Colony, Maria (Paul) Waldner of Hillside Colony, Joseph (Lydia) Waldner of Hillcrest Colony, Dorothy (Paul) Wollman of Huron Colony, Rebecca (Tony) Waldner of Shamrock Colony, Matilda (Albert) Wollman of Huron Colony, Michael (Matilda) Waldner of Hillcrest Colony, Marvin (Martha) Waldner of Hillcrest Colony, Judith (George) Wipf of Maxwell Colony, a sister-in-law, Susie Waldner of Hillcrest Colony and many, many friends and other relatives. George was preceded in death by his parents, John and Sarah, a brother, Jacob Waldner, a sister in infancy, Susanna Waldner and in-laws, Jacob and Margaret Wollman. The sixty-three short years we shared with you, they were not enough. So many things left we wanted to share with you. We wanted to tell you a few more times how much we loved you. We can only thank our Lord for the years he gave us with you. We will miss you more than words can say. We went to you so often for advice, help or just to talk. You made every problem seem so small just by listening. If we could only have gotten the chance to say good-bye. Lord, please help us say, thy will be done. Someday in Heaven we shall meet again. Until then we love and miss you, Dad! and Grandpa Ich hab mich Gott ergeben, Dem liebsten Vater meein; Hier ist Kein ewiges Leben, Es musz geschieden sein; Der Tod Kann mir nicht schaden, Es ist nur mein Gewinn, In Gottes Fried und Gnaden, Fahrisyh mit Freud dahin. Arrangements are announced by the Furness Funeral Home of Clark where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com